A Lithuanian fruit-picker was jailed for eight months this afternoon after causing a head-on smash while trying to overtake a lorry on the brow of a hill on the A41 near Newport.

Thirty hounds went rampaging along the A41 and a Newport housing estate after a huntsman lost control of the dogs.

Motorists faced rush-hour delays today after a two-car smash on a busy Shropshire road.

A horse died after it is believed to have thrown its rider off and ran in front of a van on a main road in north Shropshire.

One man has been killed after a car and a lorry crashed in a “major impact” on a Shropshire main road today.

Three people were taken to hospital today after two smashes on roads in the region.

A £5 million extension to a Shropshire care home could bring 50 jobs to the county if planners give the project the go ahead.

Our video team was on hand following a crash on the A41 near RAF Cosford this morning.

Controversial roadworks on a main road in Shropshire look set for an early finish, it was revealed today.

Recession-hit haulage firms today claimed they have been hit by a double whammy because of the closure of a main road in Shropshire.

Council chiefs today insisted permits had not been withdrawn for residents living along Shropshire’s A41 while controversial roadworks were ongoing following rumours.

Minor roads in north Shropshire are seeing an influx of heavy traffic sparked by the closure of the A41 for roadworks. Villagers are concerned about the danger posed by the extra vehicles.

Traffic chaos came to one of Shropshire’s busiest trunk routes today when major roadworks got under way despite fierce objections from motorists.

Motorists are facing traffic chaos with controversial roadworks starting on one of Telford’s busiest roads later this month.

Three men have died and 11 people were injured in a night of chaos on the region’s roads.

Telford’s coroner is to ask the Highways Agency to look at a one-mile accident blackspot on a Shropshire road.

The controversial four-week closure of a busy Shropshire road to allow for resurfacing work has been scrapped, it was confirmed today.

Fed-up motorists will have to add about 30 miles to their journey every day for a month when a Shropshire trunk road closes for resurfacing work, it emerged today.

Thousands of revellers heading to the V Festival at Weston Park caused traffic misery today – with tailbacks of up to 11 miles reported before the gates had even opened.

A 19-year-old man was today fighting for life in hospital after a car careered off a Shropshire road and smashed into a tree.

A man died after an accident which left one of Shropshire’s busiest roads blocked for more than 14 hours.

Police have appealed for witnesses to a fatal crash on a Shropshire road.